All students must be accompanied by their parent or guardian when attending sporting events. Students are not permitted to be unsupervised before or during home athletic events. They are to either be with a teacher for afterschool help or they are to head home and return with an adult.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation and helping to ensure the safety of your student.

Our Athletic program consists of five sports including track, boys basketball, girls basketball, wrestling and girls volleyball. Our middle school athletic philosophy is as follows:

The middle level athletic program emphasizes participation by a large number of participants. We believe in the "no-cut" policy and in the importance of students having an opportunity to play in every contest.

We believe that participating in a middle school sport should be a positive experience for kids. Each participant should be made to feel an important part of the team's effort regardless of that individual's skill level.

We believe in skill development and we emphasize this in our program. We believe every student can improve his or her skills with help, practice and encouragement.

We believe in healthy competition, but winning is not our main objective—participation is. We believe winning is the natural result of kids doing their very best in practices and games in a cooperative effort. Success lies not in being the best, but in doing one's best. We want to help in any way possible to bring out the best in our students. We expect our teams to grow and develop an attitude that reflects team spirit, cooperation, and pride.

We believe that every student participant should exhibit excellent sportsmanship at all times. It is our responsibility to set the example and provide guidance for students who fall short of this goal.

Each season practices will be from 3:55-4:40 pm, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Late buses will leave at 4:45pm. All athletic events (meets/games) will begin when the visiting team arrives. There are no late buses on Fridays. Practices will conclude in time for the athletes to ride the late bus home. Transportation is provided from Thunder Ridge Middle School to the school at which the sport is played and then back to Thunder Ridge after the game.

Cherry Creek School District No. 5 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability in admission to its programs, services or activities, in access to them, in treatment of individuals, or in any aspect of their operations. The lack of English language skills shall not be a barrier to admission or participation in the district’s activities and programs. The Cherry Creek School District No. 5 also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices. This notice is provided as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Questions, complaints, or requests for additional information regarding these laws may be forwarded to the designated compliance officer:
District Compliance Officer or directly to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Region VIII, Federal Office Building 1244 North Speer Blvd., Suite #310, Denver, CO 80204.

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